Oct 7, 2011

foundations. an overview.

i wanted to do some more organisation work for better navigating on the blog, so this is an overview on almost all of my foundations/tinted moisturisers/BB creams (at the moment and some more). click on the name or the pic to see the review for each particular product. some reviews still need to be done, though.

you cant clearly say yellow tone for yellow tones and pink is for pink undertones. There are MANY exceptions. People dont pick it out that way. There are even people who get into arguments at makeup counters because they are a cool and someone insisted they were a warm. Alot of times darker toned women like African American/carribean women have to mix more than one foundation ,everyone on earth is differentAfter years of being a makeup artist. The rule stands true. There are no rules to makeup, only rules of thumb. Nothing called "too anything".I disagree with telling anyone how to wear their foundation/blush/powder/eyeliner/eyeshadow. Makeup is subjective. Everyone has their own makeup style. Many light people tend to go light/lighter or mix it with a luminzer to make themselves brighter/radiant/porcelin like. A great example of this would be dita von teese, who even stays out the sun to maintain her light skintone and wears light foundation. Others prefer to be dark/darker and darken in the sun or use bronzer all over their skintone. Different people have different preferences. If I spelled "Horse" "Howrse" than there is no "ifs" "and" or "buts" because grammar isnt subjective. What is wrong is wrong!However. Makeup is subjective. I hate nude lips. Does that mean its right to say "dont wear nude lips" ? No.I might not like it but someone else might. There is no rule to makeup. Thats the beauty of being a makeup artist. There are soo many different styles. I hate bronzer. But maybe there is someone who loves that deep bronzed look. I cant go to them and say "dont go soo deep in the bronzer" and say its "constructive". There are soo many different styles.who is anyone to tell someone theyre wearing a too light or too dark foundation, because there is no such thing. Nicole and Sam from pixiwoo(huge makeupartists in Britain) sometimes wear paler or darker foundation and it looks gorgeous! as long as people blend it to the neck its fine....some people prefer to look bright and radiant.

i like your point of view! but please tell me, did anything i said/have written did make you angry to write this comment? i do think make up is a way of art and expression of emotion, style and visions and if we lived in a more tolerant world, it would also be much easier for us, effortless makeup could truly make one happier in life. but sadly makeup in a big part was made to please the people who see you wearing it, so one often struggles with the results since most want to be accepted and evoke positive feelings in their counterpart. as long as one feels comfortable and self-confident, there surely are no rules of makeup. to a certain degree magazine guides, blogs, videos and books also try to support the not-so-confident people to enhance their individual features to make them feel better. and the possibilities of makeup even allow us to achieve a look completely different from what we actually look like, according to our mood or to our degree of insecurity. but if you'd stick to your natural sense of aesthetics, would you recommend a women with clear yellow undertone to use a foundation much too pink and too dark for her just because you think "the rule is: no rule"? we can alter many things, but something like the right shade for your base makeup only moves between narrow borders.the youtube makeup-artists may look good even when they use a lighter or darker colour for their makeup, you only see their faces on the screen. but is everybody willing to accomodate their whole body skin tone to the face shade they are choosing for the day? because you have to admit, it looks quite funny with a pale yellow chest and a dark pink face ;)

How long do you hold on to a foundation before deciding it's time to trash it? I own a few foundations too, and my biggest concern is the expiration date and me not getting around to using them….What is your point of view on 'Foundation Expiration dates'?? Thank you, and I do love your website!!

i use my foundations in rotation and as long as they haven't changed in consistency, colour and scent i'm fine using them. i store my foundations in a cool, dry and dark place to avoid over-oxidation of the product. so until now i have never experienced any foundation or other makeup product going bad.please notice though, that none of my foundations is older than 2 years.hth!

thanks for all the reviews!!! I read them all as I am a beginner in make-up and still try to find a good foundation for myself :) I got a little confused though, as I found a few (not one) that you reviewed seem to be very good? Do you have a favorite among these?

( I also have combination/oily skin but my t-zone is really really sensitive and has a lot of redness too! As I find your skin is pretty similar, i hope to get some advice. Thanks a lot!!!)

hi Ha Chau! as you see i own quite a lot of foundations! i do have my temporary favourites as my skin changes all the time or i prefer a certain effect of a foundation, but it's my prerogative to NOT have only one favourite having so many to choose from.i have done a 2011-favourites post though, where i showed some of my top-liked foundations of last year.